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Samuel Mills 1662–1744 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 April 1662

Birth Location: Jamaica, Queens, New York

Death Date: 07 Aug 1744

Death Location: Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey

Father: Samuel Sr

Mother: Susannah Palmer

Spouse(s): Sarah Denton

Children(s): John Mills

In 1662, Samuel Mills entered the world in Jamaica, Queens, New York, born to Samuel Mills Sr And Susannah Palmer. In 1676, Samuel Mills resided in Dedham, Massachusetts, USA. In 1689, Samuel Mills resided in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Samuel Mills married Sarah Denton, and had children including John Mills. Samuel Mills passed away in 1744 in Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey.

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Biography

  • In 1662, Samuel Mills entered the world in Jamaica, Queens, New York, born to Samuel Mills Sr And Susannah Palmer.
  • In 1676, Samuel Mills resided in Dedham, Massachusetts, USA.
  • In 1689, Samuel Mills resided in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Samuel Mills married Sarah Denton, and had children including John Mills.
  • Samuel Mills passed away in 1744 in Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Samuel Mills's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Mills
1662–1744
Birth Place: Jamaica, Queens, New York
Parents
Samuel Mills Sr
1632–1727
Jamaica, Queens, New York Colony, British Colonial America
Susannah Palmer
1640–1724
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Grandparents
George (Augustus) Mills
1585–1674
York, Yorkshire, England
Rebecca Tanner
1591–1682
Jamaica, Queens, New York
Lt (William Henry "John", (Arrived 1621, on Fortune)) Palmer
1610–1661
Stepney, London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Judith Feake
1617–1668
St Mary, Whitechapel, London, London, England
Great-Grandparents
Rev \Miles\Myles
1562–1675
Mary Farrington
1564–1664
Nicholas Tanner
1579–1659
Joan Hadman
1597–1682
William Palmer
1587–1637
Frances Blossom
1591–1635
James Feake
1567–
Judith Thomas
1568–1625
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Morris Sir
1542–1596
Elizabeth Slye
1541–1572
Thomas Farrington
1543–1631
Lady Farrington
1542–1631
William Tanner
1539–1586
John HADNAM-
1566–1622
Rodgret *
1566–

Samuel Mills's Descendants

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Samuel Mills (27 April 1662–07 Aug 1744) m. Sarah Denton (June 1675–16 March 1743)
  1. 1. John Mills 1710–1759 m. Cloe Wines –1813
    1. 1. John (Cooper) Mills 1733–1801 m. Rebecca Smith 1742–1844 m. Anna Marcelus 1740–1759 m. Rebecca Smith 1744–1844 m. Rebecca Smith 1744–1844
      1. 1. John (Mills) Jr 1757–1835 m. Elizabeth Pierson 1777–1835
        1. 1. Elizabeth Mills 1800–1885 m. Job (Slaght) Jr 1780–1857
      2. 2. Rachel Mills 1767–1851
      3. 3. Richard Mills 1773–1804
      4. 4. May Mills 1760–1858
      5. 5. James Mills 1774–1852
      6. 6. Mary (Mills (Null,) Marlatt) 1782–1858
      7. 7. Parker Mills 1762–1837
      8. 8. Hannah (Mills) (Beam) 1770–1856
      9. 9. Sarah (Frances) Mills 1756–1832
      10. 10. Rebecca (Mills (Thorne,) McClintock) 1771–1856
      11. 11. Phoebe (A Mills) (Adair) 1765–1858
      12. 12. Joseph Mills 1778–1851
      13. 13. Mary Mills 1782–1858
      14. 14. Rebecca Mills 1768–1857
      15. 15. Rebecca Mills 1771–1856

Samuel Mills's Timeline

8 Records

1662
27 April 1662
Birth of Samuel Mills in Jamaica, Queens, New York
Jamaica, Queens, New York
1676
27 Oct 1676
Age 14
Samuel Mills resided here in Dedham, Massachusetts, USA
Dedham, Massachusetts, USA
1689
2 Dec 1689
Age 27
Samuel Mills resided here in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1696
1696
Age 34
Samuel Mills resided here in Quit Rent, Essex County, NJ
Quit Rent, Essex County, NJ
1744
1744
Age 82
Samuel Mills resided here in New Jersey, USA
New Jersey, USA
1744
07 Aug 1744
Age 82
Death of Samuel Mills in Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey
Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey
1744
16 Mar 1744
Age 82
Samuel Mills - Probate
None
1845
31 Aug 1845
Age 183
Samuel Mills was baptized in Oldham, St Peter, Lancashire, England
Oldham, St Peter, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 April 1662
    Event Place: Jamaica, Queens, New York
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register
    [3] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 118
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A Documentary history of the family of Mills : descended from George Mills of Hempstead and Jamaica

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1845
    Event Place: Oldham, St Peter, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Manchester, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1676
    Event Place: Dedham, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1689
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Haverford College; Haverford, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1696
    Event Place: Quit Rent, Essex County, NJ
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1643-1890

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1744
    Event Place: New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Abstract of Wills, New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series; John L. Murphy Publishing Company; New Jersey State Archives

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Somerset, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Suffolk, New York, United States
    Record Source: New York, Genealogical Records, 1675-1920, The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (quarterly-1880) - Extracts; Publication Place: New York; Publisher: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society; Page Number: 133

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Aug 1744
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [3] New Jersey, U.S., Abstract of Wills, New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series; John L. Murphy Publishing Company; New Jersey State Archives
    [4] New Jersey, U.S., Calendar of Wills
    [5] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1744
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Abstract of Wills, New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series; John L. Murphy Publishing Company; New Jersey State Archives

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